I don't mind the repost. Every time I read this I've learned more, gotten more context and encountered more problems with character encoding, so every time I get more and more out of the essay.

I wouldn't even think about reading it unless I saw it posted on HN. However as long as I've got to deal with character encoding problems like this:

http://ibm-china.jobs/branch-admin-lan-zhou/jobs-in/

I'll still reap some benefit out of re-reading this essay.